WILLIAMS SONOMA INC WSM
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 969904101 · ISIN US9699041011
American kitchenware and home furnishings retailer
- SectorConsumer discretionary
- IndustryRetail-Home Furniture, Furnishings & Equipment Stores
- HeadquartersSan Francisco, CA
- Founded1983
- Websitewilliams-sonomainc.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($173.9m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 119.0m as of 2026-03-22, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $182.28. Options: 24 managers hold calls ($141.7m notional), 19 hold puts ($161.4m).
Trends to Q1 2026
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 617 |
| Q4 2022 | 617 |
| Q1 2023 | 610 |
| Q2 2023 | 589 |
| Q3 2023 | 599 |
| Q4 2023 | 680 |
| Q1 2024 | 809 |
| Q2 2024 | 824 |
| Q3 2024 | 831 |
| Q4 2024 | 899 |
| Q1 2025 | 903 |
| Q2 2025 | 918 |
| Q3 2025 | 943 |
| Q4 2025 | 948 |
| Q1 2026 | 931 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 379 | 405 |
| Q3 2024 | 367 | 446 |
| Q4 2024 | 338 | 451 |
| Q1 2025 | 398 | 487 |
| Q2 2025 | 465 | 410 |
| Q3 2025 | 409 | 445 |
| Q4 2025 | 394 | 457 |
| Q1 2026 | 395 | 480 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | $146.2m | $157.5m | 1.08 |
| Q3 2025 | $141.0m | $204.9m | 1.45 |
| Q4 2025 | $134.2m | $133.3m | 0.99 |
| Q1 2026 | $141.7m | $161.4m | 1.14 |
Biggest buyers
| Aristotle Capital Management, LLC | Added | +2.0m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +562.0k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +491.6k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +360.7k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +281.0k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans | Added | +245.9k |
| FMR LLC | Added | +237.9k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Added | +224.1k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA | Added | +196.6k |
| CITIGROUP INC | Added | +167.3k |
Biggest sellers
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -607.7k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | -599.4k |
| Nuveen, LLC | Reduced | -490.6k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Reduced | -270.8k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | Reduced | -265.0k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -255.6k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. | Sold out | -246.4k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP | Reduced | -243.9k |
| WORLDQUANT MILLENNIUM ADVISORS LLC | Sold out | -236.2k |
| STATE STREET CORP | Reduced | -233.9k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $34.6m190.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $31.6m173.2k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $17.1m94.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $16.0m87.9k shares |
| Avalon Global Asset Management LLC | New | $7.3m40.0k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $6.3m34.4k shares |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | New | $5.9m32.5k shares |
| LMR Partners LLP | New | $5.5m30.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $4.0m22.1k shares |
| UBS Group AG | New | $2.1m11.3k shares |
Biggest puts
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | New | $36.9m202.5k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $36.7m201.2k shares |
| LOGAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | New | $30.5m167.4k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $11.7m63.9k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $11.2m61.3k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $8.9m48.7k shares |
| SIG BROKERAGE, LP | New | $5.7m31.1k shares |
| LMR Partners LLP | New | $5.5m30.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $3.3m18.2k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $2.6m14.2k shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| Aristotle Capital Management, LLC 13G · institution filed 2026-06-02 | 9.4% |
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2025-04-17 | 9.1% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-30 | 7.5% |
| BLACKHILL CAPITAL INC 13G · exempt (held before listing) no change · filed 2026-02-13 | 6.4% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 5.0% |
| STATE STREET CORP 13G · institution +0.1 pts · filed 2026-08-07 | 5.0% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q1 2026
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 4 | $17.4m | $6.4m |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $13.6m | $12.1m |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $5.8m | $5.8m |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 2 | $20.6m | $20.6m |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 3 | $7.5m | $6.3m |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 4 | $28.6m | $24.4m |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $5.4m | $5.4m |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — | 3 | $17.0m | $17.0m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-26 | Howie Jeffrey EVP CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Sold plan | $5.9m32.7k shares |
| 2026-03-16 | ALBER LAURA PRESIDENT & CEO, director | Sold plan | $3.7m20.0k shares |
| 2026-01-15 | ALBER LAURA PRESIDENT & CEO, director | Sold plan | $7.3m35.0k shares |
| 2026-01-14 | Yearout Karalyn EVP CHIEF TALENT OFFICER | Sold plan | $157.4k767 shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q1 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 11.6m $2.1bn | Reduced -270.8k |
| Aristotle Capital Management, LLC 4.25% of their portfolio | 11.1m $2.0bn | Added +2.0m |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 7.8m $1.4bn | First filing |
| BLACKHILL CAPITAL INC 72.12% of their portfolio | 7.7m $1.4bn | Reduced -4.5k |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 6.0m $1.1bn | First filing |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 5.8m $1.1bn | Reduced -233.9k |
| FMR LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 4.2m $757.6m | Added +237.9k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.8m $693.9m | Added +281.0k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.35% of their portfolio | 2.7m $485.8m | Added +224.1k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.8m $324.8m | Added +119.8k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.7m $316.4m | Reduced -184.1k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.19% of their portfolio | 1.6m $293.3m | Added +491.6k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.6m $292.8m | Reduced -61.7k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.5m $269.6m | Added +20.9k |
| Boston Partners 0.23% of their portfolio | 1.2m $223.7m | Reduced -53.9k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $202.1m | Added +562.0k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $192.6m | Reduced -18.5k |
| Leonard Green & Partners, L.P. 6.59% of their portfolio | 1.0m $182.3m | Unchanged |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 997.2k $181.5m | Reduced -91.5k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 988.3k $180.2m | Reduced -26.4k |
| CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS 0.30% of their portfolio | 942.7k $171.9m | Added +68.4k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 903.4k $164.7m | Added +21.7k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.15% of their portfolio | 892.6k $159.8m | Reduced -80.2k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 841.4k $148.8m | Added +360.7k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.03% of their portfolio | 819.9k $149.5m | Reduced -32.4k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.12% of their portfolio | 801.8k $146.2m | Reduced -599.4k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 782.2k $142.6m | Added +16.5k |
| UBS Group AG 0.02% of their portfolio | 748.4k $136.5m | Added +59.8k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.04% of their portfolio | 728.2k $132.8m | Added +112.4k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 680.5k $124.1m | Added +79.8k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.03% of their portfolio | 673.4k $122.8m | First filing |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec 0.20% of their portfolio | 670.8k $122.3m | Added +82.2k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.03% of their portfolio | 651.7k $118.8m | Reduced -36.0k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 632.7k $115.4m | Reduced -490.6k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.41% of their portfolio | 530.2k $96.7m | Reduced -63.0k |
| Amundi 0.03% of their portfolio | 504.5k $92.0m | Reduced -61.1k |
| ASSETMARK, INC 0.18% of their portfolio | 477.1k $87.0m | Added +20.9k |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.12% of their portfolio | 475.5k $86.7m | Added +28.8k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 439.0k $80.0m | Added +39.8k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 437.7k $79.8m | Added +3.4k |
| Clark Capital Management Group, Inc. 0.45% of their portfolio | 401.7k $73.2m | Added +59.5k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.10% of their portfolio | 391.6k $71.4m | Reduced -44.1k |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.12% of their portfolio | 380.9k $69.4m | Added +34.8k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.08% of their portfolio | 380.9k $69.4m | Reduced -140.2k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 373.9k $68.2m | Added +66.1k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 0.19% of their portfolio | 369.8k $67.4m | Added +7.4k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 359.4k $65.5m | Added +167.3k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.04% of their portfolio | 350.3k $63.9m | Added +16.5k |
| Vest Financial, LLC 0.75% of their portfolio | 342.7k $62.5m | Added +40.9k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.06% of their portfolio | 322.6k $58.8m | Added +196.6k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.05% of their portfolio | 311.2k $56.7m | Added +31.1k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 272.6k $49.7m | Added +58.3k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.03% of their portfolio | 272.2k $49.6m | Reduced -22.4k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 272.0k $49.6m | Added +22.6k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 269.5k $49.1m | Reduced -265.0k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 268.2k $48.3m | Added +67.1k |
| National Pension Service 0.04% of their portfolio | 265.4k $48.4m | Reduced -119.7k |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 265.3k $48.4m | Added +59.1k |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 261.1k $47.6m | First filing |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 260.3k $47.5m | Reduced -19.6k |
| Advisors Capital Management, LLC 0.54% of their portfolio | 254.5k $46.4m | Added +6.0k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.09% of their portfolio | 250.7k $45.7m | Added +245.9k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 247.9k $45.2m | Reduced -18.0k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.03% of their portfolio | 241.4k $44.0m | Added +19.6k |
| Select Equity Group, L.P. 0.23% of their portfolio | 233.1k $42.5m | Added +756 |
| Boston Trust Walden Corp 0.35% of their portfolio | 231.3k $42.2m | Reduced -46.1k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 229.5k $41.9m | Reduced -10.6k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.04% of their portfolio | 226.2k $41.2m | Reduced -12.3k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 223.3k $40.7m | Added +125.5k |
| VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al 0.30% of their portfolio | 218.9k $39.9m | Added +54.7k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 215.1k $39.1m | Reduced -52.6k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 213.5k $38.8m | Added +9.1k |
| REIK & CO., LLC 10.37% of their portfolio | 206.2k $37.6m | Reduced -225 |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 0.03% of their portfolio | 204.1k $37.2m | First filing |
| GLENMEDE TRUST CO NA 0.17% of their portfolio | 188.9k $34.4m | Reduced -42.0k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 178.3k $32.1m | Reduced -243.9k |
| Modera Wealth Management, LLC 0.38% of their portfolio | 175.8k $32.0m | Reduced -9.0k |
| Moran Wealth Management, LLC 0.96% of their portfolio | 172.6k $31.5m | Reduced -25.4k |
| Edgemoor Investment Advisors, Inc. 2.46% of their portfolio | 171.7k $31.3m | Reduced -2.2k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 168.6k $30.7m | Reduced -6.5k |
| SYSTEMATIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT LP 0.69% of their portfolio | 164.5k $30.0m | Reduced -3.3k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 162.3k $29.6m | Reduced -255.6k |
| Railway Pension Investments Ltd 0.40% of their portfolio | 155.7k $28.4m | Reduced -23.4k |
| Pacific Heights Asset Management LLC 0.92% of their portfolio | 150.0k $27.3m | Unchanged |
| KBC Group NV 0.07% of their portfolio | 148.7k $27.1m | Reduced -112.8k |
| Rodgers Brothers Inc. 2.95% of their portfolio | 140.0k $25.5m | Reduced -1.8k |
| Treasurer of the State of North Carolina 0.08% of their portfolio | 135.9k $24.8m | Added +8.0k |
| Handelsbanken Fonder AB 0.08% of their portfolio | 135.2k $24.7m | Added +15.9k |
| PFA Pension, Forsikringsaktieselskab 0.07% of their portfolio | 135.2k $24.7m | Reduced -10.0k |
| INVESTMENT HOUSE LLC 1.26% of their portfolio | 133.3k $24.3m | Reduced -203 |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.04% of their portfolio | 131.1k $23.9m | Reduced -2.3k |
| First Long Island Investors, LLC 1.93% of their portfolio | 130.6k $23.8m | Reduced -1.3k |
| NISA INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 122.1k $22.3m | Added +223 |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 120.0k $21.9m | Reduced -3.6k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 118.9k $21.2m | Reduced -6.2k |
| MCRAE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 4.35% of their portfolio | 115.1k $21.0m | Reduced -11.7k |
| AVIVA PLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 114.5k $20.9m | Added +2.9k |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) 0.05% of their portfolio | 114.4k $20.9m | Reduced -6.5k |
| WINMILL & CO. INC 5.89% of their portfolio | 112.0k $20.4m | Unchanged |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 109.9k $20.0m | Reduced -1.3k |